Mythical Games
Mythical Games is a blockchain-based game studio that builds games with player-owned digital assets and secondary markets. It has raised $297M, most recently in a Series D, and employs 163 people.
The growth story
Mythical Games grew from 132 to 163 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $297M along the way, most recently a Series D in October 2025.
About
Mythical Games develops games where players can own, trade, and sell in-game assets using blockchain technology. Its products target gamers and developers seeking decentralized economies and verifiable digital ownership.
The company has raised significant funding, including a $297M Series D, and employs 163 people. Its talent pool includes veterans from acquired companies like DMarket, and its alumni have founded 27 startups, indicating a strong entrepreneurial culture.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is the largest function at Mythical Games, with 29 employees. The company has a median tenure of 3 years, suggesting moderate retention. Leadership includes experienced game and platform developers.
The Mythical Games org chart
John Linden (CEO) leads 44 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 37 (-43% YoY), Business Development 18 (+6% YoY), Operations 12 (-20% YoY), Marketing 12 (-25% YoY), Entrepreneurship 10 (0% YoY), Arts and Design 10 (-72% YoY).
Talent flow
Mythical Games draws heavily from DMarket, which it acquired, and other tech and gaming firms like Amazon and Electronic Arts. Alumni often move to gaming giants like Sony Interactive Entertainment and Meta, or startups like Skool and Magnite.
Most common previous employers of Mythical Games staff: DMarket (acquired by Mythical Games) (31), Suntechsoft (6), Amazon (4), Electronic Arts (EA) (4), EPAM (3), N-iX (3). Former Mythical Games employees most often moved to Sony Interactive Entertainment (3), Meta (3), Scopely (3), Skool (3), Magnite (3), Riot Games (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Mythical Games mafia
Mythical Games alumni have founded 27 companies, including JOA, Portal AI, and Frame Story Interactive. These startups collectively employ over 50 people, showcasing the company's entrepreneurial influence.
28Rudy Koch Gamescom, was Co-Founder until 2022Andrew McAlister, was Product Manager (Director) until 2023Volodymyr Panchenko, was Senior Vice President until 2023Jon Martin, was Senior Technical Product Manager until 2023Daniel Frank, was SVP Platform until 2023Peter Hong, was Product Manager until 2022
Geoffrey Hunt, was Principal Game Designer until 2022
Mike Dwyer, was Global VP Talent Acquisition until 2023
Ernest Franklin Spicer, was Blankos Artist 1GN15 until 2022
Ajay Babber, was Lead Recruiter until 2022
Matt Nutt, was COO and Head of Games until 2022
Simon Sparks GamesCom, was People Partner - Europe until 2022
Anna Kuznetsova, was Sr. Director of Legal until 2025
James Friscia, was Strategy & Finance until 2021
Jon Nelson, was Director, Product Marketing - Platform until 2022
Daniel Lopez, was VP, Growth Marketing until 2023
Dave Nebenzahl, was Ad Monetization Manager until 2025
Cristina Lee, MBA, was Senior Vice President Finance until 2022
Vitaliy Soultan, was Senior Vice President of Platform until 2025
Kate Taylor, was Creative Director until 2024
Ian Maloney, was Blockchain Engineer until 2023
Justin Ireland, was Senior Software Engineer until 2023
Matthew Cromer, was Sr. Product Manager - Dev Experience & Identity until 2025
Mike Kang, was Vice President of Business Development, APAC until 2022
Charnjit Bansi, was Director of Product Management until 2022
Jason Campbell, was Vice President of Creative and Experience Design until 2024
Dmitriy Schedov, was Senior Vice President of Technology until 2025What this company is made of
Most common skills at Mythical Games: Microsoft Office (42), Game Design (37), Video Games (36), Adobe Photoshop (35), Communication (34), SQL (28), Game Development (27), HTML (22).
Where the team actually sits
Mythical Games people are concentrated in Ukraine (21), Kyiv City, Ukraine (11), California, United States (10), Lisbon, Portugal (7). 4 offices on record.
Search footprint
Mythical Games attracts about 2,134 organic search visits a month. It gained 3 ranking keywords and lost 1 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.80 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.70 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Mythical Games has 163 employees as of September 2026.
Mythical Games has raised $297M in total, most recently a Series D round in October 2025.
John Linden (CEO) sits at the top of Mythical Games's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Mythical Games staff are DMarket (acquired by Mythical Games) (31 people), Suntechsoft (6 people), Amazon (4 people).
Former Mythical Games employees most often move to Sony Interactive Entertainment (3), Meta (3), Scopely (3).
At least 27 companies have a founder who previously worked at Mythical Games, including JOA, Portal AI, Frame Story Interactive.
Mythical Games attracts about 2,134 organic search visits a month.
The most common skills among Mythical Games staff are Microsoft Office, Game Design, Video Games, Adobe Photoshop, Communication.
Mythical Games staff are concentrated in Ukraine (21), Kyiv City, Ukraine (11), California, United States (10).
Mythical Games has about 37 people in Engineering, down 43% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Mythical Games has about 18 people in Business Development, up 6% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 104 current and 288 former Mythical Games profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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